Friday

This has been a pretty interesting week but I'm so glad it's finally Friday. It's not like it's written in stone, but Friday is usually 'date night' for the man and me and I'm looking forward to it.


A really good friend of mine works for the government and has a basic security clearance (or maybe a little higher, I'm not really sure of the details). She's in the process of getting a top secret clearance and I guess when they do that they interview people in their lives, etc. So, on Wednesday some government type came to my house and interviewed me and asked a bazillion questions about her. I felt so nervous even though the interview wasn't even about me and it's not as if I'd done anything wrong. Still, I couldn't keep my leg from shaking. I swear, the woman interviewing me probably thought I had restless leg syndrome or something. Overall it was pretty cool and apparently I was one of the few people who actually got an in-person interview as opposed to a phone call. ;)


In writing updates, I got my second round of edits back from my agent. At first I was a little overwhelmed but now that I've gotten back into my manuscript, I'm loving the way it's unfolding. It's a lot of simple adjustments (and some not so simple) but I can see the difference and it's all for the better. Hopefully when I've finished, she'll think so too.


Tomorrow I'm having a 'professional' author photo taken. I'm slightly nervous, not because I mind having my picture taken, but because I don't know what to expect working with this woman. I'll admit that I'm a picture junkie. I haul my camera everywhere and have no shame acting like a tourist in my own city. This feels different though because it's not really for fun. A friend of my sister is a photographer and she's in the process of building her portfolio so she's doing the whole thing for free. (If she wasn't, I doubt I'd even be doing this). I guess it's a trade off. I get to be her puppet for a few hours and in exchange I get a free photo for my website, etc.


Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! I'm sure I'll have updates next week ;)